Alabama House Okays Fluoridation and Abortion Bill Debated
The Alabama House Health Committee approved a fluoridation bill for water systems serving cities above 2,000, while delaying action on tighter abortion restrictions. Rep. Sonny Callahan proposals limit abortions by trimester with hospital requirements and consent. Opponents cite women’s rights concerns. Senate debated a $1.17 billion school appropriation and education revenue plans. Senate leadership indicated a total education funding of about $1.189 billion for two years, with $19 million set aside for bond issues and black schools allocations.
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Montgomery
Ala
House Health Committee
Alabama
Bert Bank
Tuscaloosa
H. L
Sonny” Callahan
Mobile
Alabama Civil Liberties Union
National Organization of Women
Callahan
House
Senate
Robert T. Wilson
Walker County
Special Fireman Committee
Wilson
Albany High School Class of 1923 reunion at Ramada Inn
A reunion of Albany High School's Class of 1923 was held at the Ramada Inn. The photo lists attendees by rows including Otha B. Wilson as class president and teachers Gladys Bernardi Chandler and others such as Evelyn Watt, Edith Butler Moore, Addie Portwood, Sue Plummer, Mary Watson, Frances Murdock, and many more across four rows.
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Albany High School
Ramada Inn
Otha B. Wilson
Gladys Bernardi Chandler
Evelyn McMillan Watt
Evelyn Davidson Clarke
Edith Butler Moore
Addie
Union Officials Accused Of Embezzlement
Three officers of a Decatur painters union were indicted by a federal grand jury in Birmingham on charges of embezzling more than $7,000 from Local Lodge 1715 of the Painters and Allied Trades Union of the AFL-CIO. Leo Slayton Henry Ford Adams and James Marvin Coffman held top offices as president treasurer and recording secretary. The charges allege embezzlement of $3,375 from a $5,272.24 check and a false entry on a $4,000 check to divert funds for personal use.
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Decatur Painters Union
Birmingham
Leo Slayton
Henry Ford Adams
James Marvin Coffman
Lodge 1715
The
Painters and Allied Trades Union of
Afl-Cio
Decatur
Union
First National Bank of
Walter Nunn Portrait on Tennessee Creek Bank
A rugged Tennessee fishing man named Walter Nunn sits in bright sun beside the water. His weathered skin and lifetime outdoors contrast with urban comforts, resembling a sunlit Indian figure in a littering awareness ad.
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Walter Nunn
River man Nunn loves the Tennessee and keeps fishing
Pulaski Tennessee native Ralph Nunn, a retired carpenter with over 30 years on the Tennessee River, describes a life of river fishing, family strains, and close calls. He praises life jacket use after near drownings and says he hopes to write a book about the river.
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Nunn
Tennessee River
Knoxville
Florence
Tennessee
Ralph
Mike
Guntersville
Guntersville Lake
Hartselle Kiwanis Tour Centers Lurleen Wallace Center
The Hartselle Kiwanis Club met at the Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center to tour the facility. Members dined with students from four cottages and staff before visiting residences and facilities. The club sponsors five students at the center.
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Hartselle
Hartselle Kiwanis Club
Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center
Kiwanis Club
Health Program Grants Approved at Calhoun Junior College
Federal Appalachian grants totaling 88,023 were approved by the Appalachian Regional Commission and lawmakers for Calhoun Junior College. Funds include 65,623 for the fourth year of Allied Health Technology and 22,400 for a second year health careers guidance program serving Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties under Tri-County Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission.
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Washington
Calhoun Junior College
Appalachian Regional Commission
Bob Jones
John Sparkman
Jim Allen
Allied Health
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone Counties
Tri-County, Appalachian Regional Health Planning Commission
Singer’s Family Sees Decatur Dive Event at Point Mallard Park
The wife and two children of country star Tommy Cash watched daughter Paula, nine, dive for the Nashville team during a Southeastern AAU competition at Point Mallard Park in Decatur. Mrs. Cash praised the facilities and said the family might return for a vacation. She noted Johnny Cash is her brother-in-law and spoke of the touring life. In Athens, James Cox, 57, remained in fair condition after a tractor wheel rolled over him in a Browns Ferry Road hay field, the accident reportedly occurring when the machine went out of gear.
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Tommy Cash
Mark
Paula
Point Mallard
Decatur
Point Mallard Park
Florida
Hawaii
Johnny
Athens
Athens Limestone Hospital
James Cox
Browns Ferry Rd
Crisis Call Center Numbers And Guidance For Emergencies
For personal crises call the Crisis Call Center at 355-8000 or your nearest hospital. If poisoning is possible contact the Crisis Call Center, a family physician, or hospital. If unsure of the emergency number dial 0 and tell the operator the nature of the emergency. Athens. gsi .393-4612 353-4739.
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Decatur Lions
Dr. Garrold Club
Sam Patton
Bill
Stone
Jack Wood
Hilda Mitchell
Hortense Prosser
Margaret Hagood
Theodore Batten
Edward Norwood
Bryan McAfee
Bertha Rogers
Murray Dodd
Lawson Davidson
Spurgeon Speer
Mary Peter
Tony Estes
United Way
Archie Wilson
Fruehaus Corp
Jones
Singer
Mallard
Mrs. Cash
Austin Lions
Austin Lions Club
Delano Park
Zola McCulloch
Ruddy McCarrey
Mrs
Ruddy McCarley
Jimmy Russell
Woodrow Jones
Decatur Daily
Gsi
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